> On Jun 28, 2006, at 11:31 AM, Aaron Wyatt wrote:
>
>> I'm looking for some best practices when implementing Multcast
>> ASR. What kind of configurations should i use, including client
>> data rate, server data rate, multicast address, etc.
>>
>> i'm currently running Multicast ASR on a 10/100 internal
>> 192.168.x.x network via an Asante switch, so i pretty much have
>> full control over the setup. i'm using Netboot and Netrestore to
>> do the ASRing, but have found it really difficult to get bandwidth
>> that's both fast and reliable (i.e. little packet loss).
>>
>> i've got a 10GB image and am doing anywhere from 3-20 machines per
>> week (8-10 max multicast asr at any one time). right now it takes
>> about 35-40 mins to image one or many machines. i'd like to cut
>> that down to < 30mins.
>
> I hate getting the following answer, but "it depends". It depends on
> your network infrastructure.
Also remember that Bombich has some good resources on this.
<http://www.bombich.com/mactips/multicast.html>
Also if you are using something like multicast Ghost for the PCs you can
ask those guys what settings they use as a good starting point.
Josh
www.afp548.com
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